With this announcement, I believe Russia has lost all western income for their space industry.
Also guarantees that Firefly will be a successful company. As small launchers go, I'd say this announcement puts them in an incredibly good position.
New: Northrop Grumman has bought three Falcon 9 missions from SpaceX to launch its Cygnus cargo spacecraft, a spokeswoman says, as the company looks to replace Antares' Russian-made RD-181 engines with Firefly's Miranda engines. https://t.co/7U35gPz1eJ
— Joey Roulette (@joroulette) August 8, 2022
Also guarantees that Firefly will be a successful company. As small launchers go, I'd say this announcement puts them in an incredibly good position.